Coates heading home on loan: Uruguayan defender Sebastian Coates, who is still recovering from an anterior cruciate ligament injury, is looking to join Nacional in order to continue his rehabilitation in his homeland ahead of this year’s World Cup.

Arsenal to miss out on Vucinic: Having hoped to bring the Juventus forward to the Premier League on loan, the Gunners are set to lose out to Inter Milan who have agreed a swap which will see Fredy Guarin go in the other direction.

Magpies deny Cabella deal is done: Montpellier are claiming that they have reached an agreement with Newcastle to sell striker Remy Cabella but the Premier League club have say no transfer has been formalised.

Manchester City were the last English champions to be relegated the very next season, going down in 1938 despite finishing the season as top scorers. The Foxes, just a few months after sensationally lifting the Premier League trophy, are now just two points above the relegation zone. It couldn’t really happen, could it? Perhaps the ghost of relegated champions past will make Leicester change their ways. Maybe they’ll give Bob Cratchit Christmas Day off after all. More »